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Abstract:James Joyce uses in his short story ‘The Dead’, included in the collection Dubliners (1914), different literary motives that contribute to construct the subject of the story, which is not other than the fragility that exists between death and life. Among these motives there is the Linden tree that probably Joyce adapted from the song ‘Lindenbaum’ written by Franz Schubert and included in the song cycle Winter Journey (1828). This article attempts to investigate the parallelisms that exist between both works of art and to explain how Joyce succeeds in creating the necessary atmosphere that masterly illustrates the subject of the story.Keywords: Literary motif, Linden tree, death, Winter Journey, ‘The Dead’, James Joyce.Título en español: The Linden Tree en “The Dead”, por James JoyceResumen:James Joyce utiliza en su relato ‘Los muertos’, incluido en la colección Dublineses (1914), una serie de motivos literarios que contribuyen a construir el tema del relato, que no es otro que la frágil línea divisoria que existe entre la vida y la muerte. Entre estos motivos se encuentra el árbol de tilo, que muy probablemente Joyce tomó de la canción ‘Lindenbaum’ incluida en el ciclo de canciones Viaje de Invierno (1828) de Franz Schubert. Este artículo pretende indagar en los paralelismos que existen entre ambas obras y demostrar como Joyce consigue crear la atmósfera necesaria para ilustrar con brillantez el tema del relato.Palabras clave: motivo literario, árbol de tilo, muerte, Viaje de Invierno, ‘Los muertos’, James Joyce.
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